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1. Strong Tandem Rating  

   By jdog, October 23, 2003
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   • riggerrob
   • October 25, 2003

2. Just sitting around  

   By afrotrakr, September 26, 2003
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   • lazyfrog
   • September 27, 2003

3. Any Black Friday deals on gear?  

   By theplummeter, November 27, 2010
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   • Reginald
   • November 27, 2010

4. statistics  

   By gixxer1k, March 4, 2009
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   • tombuch
   • March 4, 2009

5. Flying to Perris, which Airport?  

   By dsbbreck, January 28, 2004
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   • dsbbreck
   • January 29, 2004

6. Life After AFF...  

   By Shadowplay, September 26, 2003
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   • SkydiverRick
   • September 27, 2003

7. www.skydivingfatalities.info?  

   By PhreeZone, May 15, 2003
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   • cpoxon
   • May 19, 2003

8. B license over the winter?  

   By catyduck, October 17, 2013
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   • ChuckMartin
   • October 19, 2013

9. Finally got the A!  

   By MaVriK, September 14, 2009
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   • oozzee
   • September 18, 2009

10. Parachutes De France contact details  

    By Rover, May 12, 2009
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    • fasted3
    • May 18, 2009

11. Who makes jump doors  

    By steves54, January 26, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • January 27, 2007

12. New 25-Way NW Womens Record  

    By sdctlc, August 17, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • August 18, 2005

13. Canopy acting strange  

    By Brian425, May 31, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • June 2, 2005

14. Looking for TSA Documents - HELP - San Jose  

    By rehmwa, September 25, 2003
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    • TaeKwonDoDo
    • September 26, 2003

15. Name that Song!  

    By Lazarus_762, January 12, 2013
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    • Lazarus_762
    • January 13, 2013

16. Is N4807F Cessna 206 still a jump plane at Buckeye?  

    By diverdriver, October 20, 2008
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    • diverdriver
    • October 22, 2008

17. I'm thinking of spending a week doing coached jumps  

    By dweeb, March 18, 2007
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    • philly51
    • March 19, 2007

18. My new jumpship....  

    By piisfish, June 6, 2006
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    • Lastchance
    • June 7, 2006

19. crw weekends at skydive sebastian  

    By bodypilot90, July 26, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • July 29, 2003

20. Night Jumps, Lost Freebags, and Drunk Dialing....  

    By RevJim, May 18, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • May 19, 2003

21. How long did you wait...  

    By Skyliber, June 7, 2006
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    • MarkM
    • June 7, 2006

22. good books to read  

    By skysmurf2, March 12, 2006
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    • darrenspooner
    • March 14, 2006

23. Types of Injuries caused by Skydiving  

    By flyinmedic, June 1, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • June 1, 2004

24. Skydiving Around the World - Costa Rica  

    By mdetrano, August 8, 2007
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    • oozzee
    • September 18, 2009

25. Getting started !?!?!?  

    By mpeters5, November 4, 2005
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    • Ashtanga
    • November 4, 2005

26. Helmet for goggles  

    By Thunderbow, March 9, 2005
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    • Thunderbow
    • March 12, 2005

27. short layovers with parachute carry on  

    By chemist, October 13, 2013
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    • FreeFallFiend
    • October 17, 2013

28. Lost Prairie Boogie 2011  

    By FatButtSitFlyer, May 3, 2011
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    • FatButtSitFlyer
    • May 4, 2011

29. Skydiving Tips/Sugesstions for First Jump  

    By Will1995, October 10, 2019
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    • kuai43
    • October 16, 2019

30. Skydiving Saved My Life  

    By ramblinwreck, May 17, 2016
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    • dthames
    • May 18, 2016

31. Altimeter check...  

    By bdurham, January 11, 2012
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    • riggerrob
    • January 11, 2012

32. Check this out!  

    By AUSkyguy, October 17, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • October 17, 2007

33. gear dying........  

    By sarge57, April 7, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • April 7, 2003

34. Arab Speacking instructors  

    By RSG, October 15, 2007
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    • rehmwa
    • October 17, 2007

35. Would Like to welcome Justaflygirl to the Cutaway Club!  

    By 321seeya, October 3, 2004
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    • HeatherB
    • October 4, 2004

36. 1 Year Skydiving Anniversary  

    By FlyingRhenquest, July 8, 2013
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    • unkulunkulu
    • July 9, 2013

37. Steve Curtis  

    By Squeak, October 6, 2011
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    • Remster
    • October 7, 2011

38. bev suits  

    By propacker, July 13, 2009
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    • bevsuit
    • July 13, 2009

39. Skydiving on BBC Radio 4  

    By jont, September 12, 2005
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    • jont
    • September 21, 2005

40. A Few Questions from a First Time Jumper  

    By Perser, July 11, 2005
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    • sweep
    • July 12, 2005

41. Thoughts on Downsizing to an Epicene - Want to Downsize, and Want to Start Wingsuiting Soon, Heard it May be a Bad Combo  

    By Yungbkthasauce, August 2, 2022
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    • sundevil777
    • August 3, 2022

42. What is the difference between AFF cert and "A" license?  

    By RStock1981, January 20, 2015
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    • busichio
    • January 20, 2015

43. SCR application on my 100th jump - where do I get the application  

    By sharris595, July 8, 2013
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    • wmw999
    • July 8, 2013

44. the accelerated skydive program  

    By jakebaustin, September 19, 2012
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    • jakebaustin
    • October 4, 2012

45. Rookies at their best  

    By gsxrjumper720, October 20, 2008
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 20, 2008

46. DZ.com medal count  

    By Shark, October 24, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • October 24, 2003

47. VFS Dreaming  

    By CarlosDanger, October 9, 2013
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    • BigBUG
    • October 15, 2013

48. wagging the dog, similarities in paragliding and skydiving  

    By LouDiamond, July 16, 2011
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    • LouDiamond
    • July 19, 2011

49. Canadian Health Insurance policies that include skydiving  

    By mdrejhon, September 19, 2005
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    • kingbunky
    • September 21, 2005

50. Jack Brake  

    By phildthedildo, October 18, 2008
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 20, 2008

51. back to the sport  

    By samyueru, March 12, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 13, 2006

52. UK Jumpers - How much do you pay for a main pack-job?  

    By meatbomb, April 22, 2004
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    • jmidgley
    • April 23, 2004

53. What is this - paragliding w/BASE... or...?  

    By ScratchTX, September 25, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • September 26, 2003

54. The deleted post was not supposed to be so here it is again  

    By andie2skydive, July 24, 2003
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    • dragon2
    • July 28, 2003

55. Continuing after A-License  

    By binkyro12, March 15, 2017
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    • Trafficdiver
    • March 18, 2017

56. Other factory teams?  

    By Sangi, November 18, 2009
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    • RMURRAY
    • November 19, 2009

57. I am very new to skydiving.  

    By Opendore, October 18, 2008
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    • justintime1983
    • October 20, 2008

58. Monterrey DZ  

    By tandemking, December 11, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 18, 2007

59. Bad hair day  

    By EricTheRed, May 4, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • May 8, 2007

60. Looking for a trhead  

    By Slowone, December 19, 2005
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    • Slowone
    • December 19, 2005

61. after aff then what?  

    By poptart, April 26, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • April 28, 2008

62. Powered Parachute Jump Advice?  

    By velvetjo, June 28, 2003
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    • velvetjo
    • June 28, 2003

63. Out For The Count  

    By WooHoo, September 7, 2010
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    • skyrider
    • September 7, 2010

64. SI writer compares Army jump to bikini-clad supermodels -- Press Clips  

    By quade, November 19, 2003
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • November 19, 2003

65. egads brain! (campus brimming with apparent interest)  

    By champu, August 27, 2003
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    • CornishChris
    • August 27, 2003

66. Price difference between a crossfire2 and saber2  

    By tsto, August 12, 2015
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    • DougH
    • August 14, 2015

67. Beginner advice...  

    By HeatherObscura, June 25, 2008
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    • HeatherObscura
    • June 26, 2008

68. sdli mini freezefest  

    By newguy1, December 17, 2005
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • December 18, 2005

69. potential scam questions  

    By BMichaeli, May 5, 2010
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    • Bertt
    • May 6, 2010

70. Magazines  

    By Groundbound, March 12, 2006
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    • pincheck
    • March 12, 2006

71. Murphy's Laws of skydiving...  

    By schattenjaeger, December 20, 2003
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    • skyedivr
    • December 22, 2003

72. Wall Street Journal Article on Skydiving  

    By 377, April 26, 2016
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    • cpoxon
    • April 27, 2016

73. my first pff jump  

    By mobbik, April 9, 2012
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    • jwalbright
    • April 10, 2012

74. Hinkley Done ?  

    By jumpwally, August 23, 2010
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    • craigbey
    • November 20, 2010

75. ankles  

    By pojj, December 21, 2008
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    • pirana
    • December 23, 2008

76. skydivingmovies.com  

    By packerboy, July 8, 2005
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    • BGill
    • July 8, 2005

77. State Farm Life Insurance  

    By abyzet, June 27, 2014
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • July 2, 2014

78. Mr Potatohead jump questions  

    By yamtx73, March 16, 2007
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    • darkwing
    • March 16, 2007

79. intensive skills camps??  

    By nicolesheridan, January 30, 2006
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    • Guest 1010
    • January 30, 2006

80. Licencing structure...  

    By paulsmart, May 14, 2003
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    • skytash
    • May 14, 2003

81. P.C Which do you prefer?  

    By vortexr1, September 5, 2010
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    • Titanman2789
    • September 6, 2010

82. joke study on parachute use  

    By Dougiefresh, February 20, 2008
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    • pontiacgtp00
    • February 22, 2008

83. a little video diary of my time out in eloy 2 weeks ago...  

    By agent_lead, March 6, 2006
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    • agent_lead
    • March 12, 2006

84. helicopter jumps  

    By lou_lou, January 10, 2005
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    • NWPoul
    • January 11, 2005

85. Colorado state record?  

    By BirdWoman, September 14, 2009
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    • LloydDobbler
    • September 17, 2009

86. Buying a used main.  

    By FallingDuck, February 21, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • February 21, 2008

87. AFF  

    By jprincell, September 16, 2009
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    • BadNinja
    • September 17, 2009

88. Ever wonder what people are thinking when they make a fatal mistake?  

    By shaiziel, June 5, 2006
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    • Mikki_ZH
    • June 5, 2006

89. UK Ratings/Qualifications  

    By ickleFish, July 5, 2004
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    • thelem
    • July 6, 2004

90. When skydiving abroad do you take out Travel Insurance that insures jumping?  

    By cpoxon, September 19, 2003
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    • falxori
    • September 25, 2003

91. Sydney Skydivers  

    By aidanjames1, April 11, 2013
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    • Dexter316
    • April 17, 2013

92. respiratory infection  

    By arakay, June 2, 2006
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    • arakay
    • June 5, 2006

93. Where does your jump toys go?  

    By cvfd1399, December 20, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • December 21, 2003

94. Missing Aircraft believed stolen  

    By skydives, May 6, 2009
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    • brokenwing
    • May 11, 2009

95. Informational site for pilots  

    By masya, February 19, 2008
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    • jee
    • February 21, 2008

96. Some Newbie Questions???  

    By TechnaCr250, September 1, 2006
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    • gofast_ER
    • September 1, 2006

97. I can't wait!  

    By Randy_H, September 11, 2005
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    • Randy_H
    • September 20, 2005

98. time for raps/sl  

    By jaff, April 4, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • April 4, 2003

99. Some of my first still pix:  

    By Tuna-Salad, November 12, 2009
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • November 14, 2009

100. Questions Pertaining to Canopy Size and Manufacturer  

     By akaGQ, May 14, 2003
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     • akaGQ
     • May 14, 2003